BusTraveler96 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 On 9/10/2022 at 11:21 AM, DCTransitFilms said: people are stupid part idk Fire onboard car 3286 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiTmHfwjAJB/?igshid=MTUyMWE5Zjg= Whoever set fire inside this railcar at Eastern Market Metro is gonna pay for his crimes! That incident this past Friday sent a Metro worker to the hospital and caused GM Randy Clarke to be late to work that day. https://wjla.com/news/local/fire-smoke-reported-metro-train-eastern-market-station-dc-fire-and-ems-department-activity-metrobus-potomac-avenue-washington-dc-wmata-employee-taken-to-hospital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrobus1A Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 6 hours ago, DCTransitFilms said: Articulated buses are officially at Cinder Bed. Right now I’m hearing 5464-5470 are at Cinder Bed from Bladensburg. I’m not sure if 5460-5463 are also there but we’ll see in a few days. Not sure if 5530 is still there too. DC3 is solely Metrobus it seems. Looks like the DC1 & DC2 are contracts, and the Blue and Yellow Line shuttles are also contacts on weekdays it seems. Idk yet who is doing what since no shuttles are tracking. Nothing else seems to have significantly moved looking at trackers. 5461 is still at MOTR (Montgomery). It’s parked in the lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 On 9/12/2022 at 2:44 PM, Metrobus1A said: 5461 is still at MOTR (Montgomery). It’s parked in the lot. Speaking of Montgomery, there's one blue LFA retired parked alongside the DE40LFs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrobus1A Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) On 9/13/2022 at 3:10 PM, DCTransitFilms said: Speaking of Montgomery, there's one blue LFA retired parked alongside the DE40LFs. There’s more than that. A few of them have “SCRAP! DO NOT USE!” on their windshields. On a separate note, here are other the division codes: Andrews-AFTR, Bladesburg-BLTR, Cinder Bed Road-CBTR, Four Mile-FMTR, Landover-LNTR, Shepherd Parkway-SHTR, Southern Avenue-SOTR, Western-WETR, West Ox-WOTR. Edited September 18, 2022 by Metrobus1A 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, Metrobus1A said: There’s more than that. A few of them have “SCRAP! DO NOT USE!” on their windshields. On a separate note, here are other the division codes: Andrews-ANTR, Bladesburg-BLTR, Cinder Bed Road-CBTR, Four Mile-FMTR, Landover-LNTR, Shepherd Parkway-SHTR, Southern Avenue-SOTR, Western-WETR, West Ox-WOTR. A lot of the blue LFAs haven't been out for Montgomery neither. 6439, 6442, 6445, 6447, 6449, 6450, 6451, 6452, 6453 all haven't been out it seems. 6424-6431, 6433-6435, 6437-6438, 6440-6441, 6443-6444 don't know their status but ik these have left Montgomery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcasia726 Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 First post here. I moved to this area from Hong Kong (which has much better public transit) and in July/August took a Fairfax Connector route 463 bus around 4pm from Tysons. Aside from me, all other passengers were probably 50 or over, and only 5 other people were on the bus when I got off at Maple Avenue. This was the 2nd bus I took in the DC metro area, the first being a Metrobus 38B that probably had 10-20 riders around 10am from Ballston to Georgetown. Is low ridership normal for the routes around Vienna (46x)? EDIT: Sorry, meant to post on Fairfax Connector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 20 hours ago, DCTransitFilms said: A lot of the blue LFAs haven't been out for Montgomery neither. 6439, 6442, 6445, 6447, 6449, 6450, 6451, 6452, 6453 all haven't been out it seems. 6424-6431, 6433-6435, 6437-6438, 6440-6441, 6443-6444 don't know their status but ik these have left Montgomery. So how many DE42LFA Hybrids are left in service systemwide? 200ish? I know all the 2009 DE37LFAs are still active surprisingly. Just saw #3762 last night at Kings Street station working the NH2 in fact. Haven't seen one in a while until last night. On 9/12/2022 at 7:47 AM, DCTransitFilms said: Articulated buses are officially at Cinder Bed. Right now I’m hearing 5464-5470 are at Cinder Bed from Bladensburg. I’m not sure if 5460-5463 are also there but we’ll see in a few days. Not sure if 5530 is still there too. DC3 is solely Metrobus it seems. Looks like the DC1 & DC2 are contracts, and the Blue and Yellow Line shuttles are also contacts on weekdays it seems. Idk yet who is doing what since no shuttles are tracking. Nothing else seems to have significantly moved looking at trackers. I think those Artics are just loaners until Yellow/Blue line service is restored in Northern VA. Cinder Bed probably ain't keeping them as they are needed in D.C. more and there aren't enough 60 footers to go around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 54 minutes ago, New Yorker 2001 said: So how many DE42LFA Hybrids are left in service systemwide? 200ish? I know all the 2009 DE37LFAs are still active surprisingly. Just saw #3762 last night at Kings Street station working the NH2 in fact. Haven't seen one in a while until last night. I think those Artics are just loaners until Yellow/Blue line service is restored in Northern VA. Cinder Bed probably ain't keeping them as they are needed in D.C. more and there aren't enough 60 footers to go around. There's like 150 I believe still left. Majority of the 2008-09 units are done but nothing from the 6472-6609 range not counting the ones lost in accidents or sold to Fairfax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusTraveler96 Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 After less than a year of delays, construction at Ballston Metro is slated to end late next month. https://www.arlnow.com/2022/09/15/construction-at-ballston-metro-station-could-finish-next-month/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 There are currently at least 6 REX DE40LFAs, 5 Blue DE40LFAs, 4 Red DE40LFAs, 2 Blue D40LFRs, and 3 Red D40LFRs currently parked at CET all retired. Also Flxible 8704 is there too but its off to the side. By chance does anyone know which blue LFAs are retired at Montgomery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusTraveler96 Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 MAJOR CRIME ALERT: Someone shot three men outside Georgia Ave-Petworth Metro station this past weekend (Friday). https://www.fox5dc.com/news/3-hurt-in-shooting-near-georgia-avenue-petworth-metro-station 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted September 20, 2022 Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 WMATA will be hosting the Bus Roadeo at Landover division this weekend on Sep 24. However the event is closed to the public. Only Metro employees are allowed to the event. However MTA Maryland Bus Roadeo will be held on October 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Yorker 2001 Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 21 hours ago, DCTransitFilms said: WMATA will be hosting the Bus Roadeo at Landover division this weekend on Sep 24. However the event is closed to the public. Only Metro employees are allowed to the event. However MTA Maryland Bus Roadeo will be held on October 1. Saw a 2015 New Flyer XDE60 pulling out of Cinder Bed depot. They are indeed out here now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusTraveler96 Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 Metro has announced some test runs on Phase 2 of the Silver Line beginning on October 3 and will last for two weeks. https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2022/09/metro-trains-to-start-test-runs-on-new-phase-of-silver-line/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTAmissions1 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 On 9/22/2022 at 12:12 PM, BusTraveler96 said: Metro has announced some test runs on Phase 2 of the Silver Line beginning on October 3 and will last for two weeks. https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2022/09/metro-trains-to-start-test-runs-on-new-phase-of-silver-line/ Hopefully their testing will go well. Two weeks is pretty short especially when they are working to replace the MetroRail maps system wide. https://www.wmata.com/about/news/New-Silver-Line-Extension-Map.cfm?fbclid=IwAR07L7oskFImHhVjWO5Q0FTiTo9qEpJwBSv34X-wIBiSn9TIbNgHfBeRp2c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusTraveler96 Posted September 24, 2022 Report Share Posted September 24, 2022 Earlier today, Pentagon Metro Station was closed due a security training exercise. As a result, all Metrobus routes (and DASH Line 35) that serve the Pentagon has been moved to Pentagon City Metro Station until the exercise concludes. https://wmata.com/about/news/Pentagon-exercise-temporary-closure.cfm https://www.dashbus.com/node/1205 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrobus1A Posted September 25, 2022 Report Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) On 9/13/2022 at 3:45 PM, DCTransitFilms said: A lot of the blue LFAs haven't been out for Montgomery neither. 6439, 6442, 6445, 6447, 6449, 6450, 6451, 6452, 6453 all haven't been out it seems. 6424-6431, 6433-6435, 6437-6438, 6440-6441, 6443-6444 don't know their status but ik these have left Montgomery. 6429, 6438-6439, 6442, 6445, 6447, 6449-6452 are all marked “SCRAP” in their windshields. 6448 is marked “Ready Reserve”, but not scrap. Note: Every bus I listed is still here at MOTR. Edited September 25, 2022 by Metrobus1A 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Metrobus1A said: 6429, 6438-6439, 6442, 6445, 6447, 6449-6452 are all marked “SCRAP” in their windshields. 6448 is marked “Ready Reserve”, but not scrap. Note: Every bus I listed is still here at MOTR. Have any of them had their decals removed? I also saw a blue LFA was used as a Roadeo bus on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrobus1A Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, DCTransitFilms said: Have any of them had their decals removed? I also saw a blue LFA was used as a Roadeo bus on Saturday Yes, with the exception of 6448. Edited September 26, 2022 by Metrobus1A 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 16 hours ago, Metrobus1A said: Yes, with the exception of 6448. Heard also 6455 is done too. Not sure art 6453 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted September 26, 2022 Report Share Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, DCTransitFilms said: Heard also 6455 is done too. Not sure art 6453 Several 6300s at Cinder Bed haven’t been tracked lately. Haven’t seen 6381 out since the 9th too. Seems like that day was the last for several buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 6578 has been knocked out from recent minor accident. https://www.instagram.com/p/CjCFLmVLvU6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 6565 was also in an accident but quickly returned to service https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci3WRYuLGms/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusTraveler96 Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 16 hours ago, DCTransitFilms said: 6578 has been knocked out from recent minor accident. https://www.instagram.com/p/CjCFLmVLvU6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 6565 was also in an accident but quickly returned to service https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci3WRYuLGms/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Found some information about the accident involving Bus 6578: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/stolen-car-crashes-into-metrobus-multiple-injuries/65-01e24426-f3c9-4cf4-99e7-76806efc7eed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 It isn't surprising that Potomac Yard will open in 2023 & the track work construction is delayed... Soil issues at the new Potomac Yard station has been discovered. As a result, the shutdown past Ronald Reagan Airport is being pushed until November 5. Potomac Yard station is also slanted to open in 2023. https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Potomac-Yard-shutdown-extension.cfm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCTransitFilms Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Per sighting, Flxible Metro 8704 and Orion V 4271 are now parked alongside the retired DE40LFAs. Likely gonna be sent to a scrapper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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